Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

I looked, and behold, there was no man,
And all the birds of the heavens had fled.

King James Version

I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Holman Bible

I looked, and no man was left;
all the birds of the sky had fled.

International Standard Version

I looked, and no people were there. All the birds of the sky had gone.

American Standard Version

I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Amplified


I looked, and behold, there was no man,
And all the birds of the air had fled.

Bible in Basic English

Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight.

Darby Translation

I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.

Julia Smith Translation

I saw, and behold, no man, and all the birds of the heavens fled away.

King James 2000

I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I looked and behold, there was no person, and all of the birds of the sky had fled.

Modern King James verseion

I looked, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I looked about me, and there was nobody, and all the birds of the air were away.

NET Bible

I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.

New Heart English Bible

I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.

The Emphasized Bible

I beheld, And lo! there was no human being, - Yea, all the birds of the heavens! had fled:

Webster

I beheld, and lo, there was no man, and all the fowls of the heavens had fled.

World English Bible

I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.

Youngs Literal Translation

I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I beheld
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

and, lo, there was no man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

and all the birds
עוף 
`owph 
Usage: 71

of the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

References

Hastings

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

24 I see the mountains. They tremble and the hills sway. 25 I looked, and behold, there was no man,
And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
26 I see that the fertile land has become a desert. Its cities are torn down because of Jehovah and his burning anger.

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:10

I will cry and weep for the mountains. I will sing a funeral song for the pastures in the wilderness. They are destroyed so that no one can travel through them. No one can hear the sound of cattle. Birds and cattle have fled. They are gone.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long will our land be dry and the grass in every field be withered? Animals and birds are dying because of the wickedness of our people. These people say: God does not see what we are doing.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land will mourn. All the inhabitants are weak. The beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea will also perish.

Zephaniah 1:2-3

I will destroy (take away) (remove) (consume) everything on the face of the earth! declared Jehovah. (Zephaniah 2:3)

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